The 23-year-old moved back to the Bernabeu from Juventus this summer due to a buy-back clause in his contract, and could look to move on in January as he struggles for game time behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema.

There was huge speculation after Euro 2016 the Spanish international would be bought back by Real Madrid, then sold on by President Florntino Perez for a profit to a Premier League outfit with Chelsea leading at the front of the queue for his signature.